Pearson plc
Pearson plc is a British multinational publishing and education company headquartered in London, England.
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| Type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| LSE: PSON NYSE: PSO FTSE 100 Component | |
| ISIN | GB0006776081  |
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| Founded | 1844 (as S. Pearson & Son) |
| Founder | Samuel Pearson |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Key people | Omid Kordestani (Chairman) Andy Bird (CEO)[1] |
| Products | Publishing (books, newspapers, magazines) |
| Services | Educational assessment School management Higher education |
| Revenue |  £3,841 million (2022)[2] |
| £271 million (2022)[2] | |
| £244 million (2022)[2] | |
| Subsidiaries | Edexcel |
| Website | www |
It was originally founded as a construction business in the 1840s but switched to publishing in the 1920s.[3] It is currently the largest education company and was once the largest book publisher in the world.[4][5] In 2013 Pearson merged its Penguin Books with German conglomerate Bertelsmann. In 2015, the company announced a change to focus solely on education. Pearson plc owns one of the GCSE examining boards for the UK, Edexcel.[6] Pearson has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American depositary receipts.
